One of the biggest challenges I find many students face when they move off campus, is cooking. As I said in a previous blog, I find that a shocking number of people who go to college do not know how to cook full meals for themselves. I don’t mean anything fancy, like a 3 course meal or something, but even just grilling a chicken breast can seem like a daunting task to some people.<\/p>\n
If you’re anything like me, I grew up learning to cook with my mom and grandma, so when I moved off campus, cooking wasn’t even a concern, (maybe finding the money to buy groceries was) but the physical cooking aspect never intimidated me.<\/p>\n
I wanted to write this blog to share some of the really simple and easy meals and foods that I use all the time.<\/p>\n
PASTA CHICKEN POTATOES GARLIC SANDWICH BREAD ONIONS BEEF I guess that’s all I really have for now. To find easy recipes you can always call home or simply look it up on the internet! There were just some simple items that I find really helpful to have around in my kitchen! I hope anyone who plans to move off campus finds this list helpful!<\/p>\n Go Hawks!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the biggest challenges I find many students face when they move off campus, is cooking. As I said in a previous blog, I find that a shocking number of people who go to college do not know how to cook full meals for themselves. I don’t mean anything fancy, like a 3 course […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/andi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Always a solid staple. It’s cheap and has infinite uses. I typically make spaghetti, buttered noodles, pesto pasta, and sometimes I add in some chicken for some protein!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Speaking of chicken, it’s another staple of mine. It’s a little cheaper than beef, but still awesome for protein! I usually use it in a simple\u00a0teriyaki stir fry, or grill it with some onions and lemon pepper!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Potatoes pretty much go with anything. I like to make some friend potatoes with onions and bacon, or roast them in the oven with some garlic and rosemary!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>I literally use garlic in almost anything. Pasta, chicken, beef…I use it all the time. I love garlic and it adds a nice taste to nearly everything. You can get a jar of minced garlic pretty cheap at Walmart too!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sandwich bread, well, it’s great for sandwiches! I like to make grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly, and I also like to use it to make garlic bread in the oven.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>This is another one of those “goes with everything” items. I typically stick to green, yellow, and red onions. Green I use in stir fry or with buttered noodles. Yellow I use with gilled chicken and with beef (it’s the most universal onion in my opinion). Red I love to use on sandwiches or when I spoil myself and make guacamole!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>I personally don’t eat a ton of beef because it’s slightly more expensive, and I just typically prefer chicken. But it’s still great to have. Ground beef has all kinds of uses. I like to use it more tacos, enchiladas, and stroganoff.<\/p>\n